419 scam: "MRS.ELIZABETH DONNEL"<emma@protecgroup.ru> Amount to be send to UPS: $95 onlyOR MORE DETAILS, PŒë¸"

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "ups01@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.ELIZABETH DONNEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ups01@w.cn>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:19:44 +0100
Subject: Amount to be send to UPS: $95 only

Good Day

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank cheque of $990,000,00 (Nine hundred and Ninety nine thousand) United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the cheque has expired or getting near to expiration / stalement and Dr. Wilson the Director May Bank of Malaysia told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $990, 000, 00 USD to cash payment to avoid loosing this fund under expiration and re-assign it to an international certified bank draft (crossed) cashable by you only as I will be Out of the country today for a 6 Months Course and make it into an international certified bank draft for you which Will be only that can cash it when it gets to you and renew its stalement date to at least 10 working days before
Expiration.

What you have to do now is to contact UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) DELIVERY COURIER SERVICES there as soon as Possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge and Insurance premium.

So right now the only money you will send to the UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) in Malaysia to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($95 USD) only being for the Security Keeping Fee and only of the Courier Company so far.

Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except ($95) US Dollars
for the Security Keeping Fee as being inquired from you by the UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) for security purpose.

I want you to note that I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of DUMMERAGE.

You have to contact UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) now for the delivery of your BOX with this information below and send to them the $95 for the security fee also in your email to them in response ;

THIS IS THE CONTACT ADDRESS OF THE DELIVERY SERVERICE AND PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE TRANSACTION BELOW.

CONTROLLER OF UPS DESPATCH UNIT ...MR. MASENA ONKEMETSE OSCAR

COMPANY'S NAME: .........................................................UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) WORLDWIDE MALAYSAI

CONTROLLER OF UPS DESPATCH UNIT EMAIL ADRESS:................................ups01@w.cn

TELEPHONE NUMBER:..........................................+60103642217

CONTACT MR. JANTTER PEARSPON OF THE UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) WITH YOUR FULL PERSONAL INFORMATION BELOW AND THE PAYMENT
REQUIREMENT OF THE SECURITY KEEPING FEE OF $95 DIRECTLY.

1, Your Full Name..................................................................
2,) Address of Residence:............................................................
3,) Your country................................................................
4,) Telephone Number:...........................................................
5,)Occupation...................................................................
6,)Age/status/sex:........................................................

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your delivery address and direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there immediately you have sent the $95 (ninety five dollars ) to them and know when it will get to your address immediately when you have sent them the $95 as soon as you receive this email.

Let me repeat this again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of ($95) USa Dollars for their immediate action to getting this confidential parcel to you.

You are to forward the payment of $95 for the security keeping fees of your package to them also with the below information to making the payment with: So go ahead and make the payment across to the through western union money transfer or using money gram money transfer in the name of their (UPS) accounting officer (Mr. Haji Bin Hassan) and send to them (UPS) the reference number / mtcn code of the payment of the $95 with the information / channel of payment below to their email as you respond to them immediately.

PAYMENT METHOD: WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER.

1. Receiver Name: Mr. Jantter Pearson

2 .Receiver Address: 133 cliff road Jantipukin, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

3. Text Question: Sky

4. Text Answer: Blue

5. MTCN / REFERENCE NUMBER (8 or 10 digit number):........................

6. Amount to send to them: $95 only

Note: The $95 is the only money required of you to pay them as I have paid for the delivery fee, please inform me as soon as you get your box after I must have been back from my 6month course.

NOTE THAT THE UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) doesn’t know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Asian clothes. They did not know the content is money (confirmable certified bank Draft drawn to you).

This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.

Don't let them know that box contains (confirmable international certified bank Draft drawn to you) for yours confidential interest and benefits in this transaction.

They are waiting for your urgent response as soon as possible today.

CONTACT MR. JANTTER PEARSPON OF THE UPS TODAY WITH THE INFO BELOW FOR THE BOX

Sincerely
Your friend / sister
MRS.ELIZABETH DONNEL.

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